Halle Berry directs and stars in this MMA comeback tale as Jackie "Justice", a disgraced fighter who has failed at the...
Halle Berry directs and stars in this MMA comeback tale as Jackie "Justice", a disgraced fighter who has failed at the one thing she's ever been good at. When 6-year-old Manny, the son she walked out on years ago, returns to her doorstep, Jackie has to conquer her own demons, face one of the fiercest rising stars of the MMA world, and ultimately fight to become the mother this kid deserves.
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50 %94 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
56 %347 reviewsAudience score rating
"No one expects Berry to reinvent the sports movie, but still she manages to impress on both sides of the camera in the final act."
Variety"The fight scenes are skillfully choreographed, but in other respects Berry’s direction is shaky."
Hollywood Reporter"You’ll forgive the cliches and sentimentality… just about."
The Guardian"A film drowning in melodrama and artifice..."
RogerEbert.com"Bruised pulls too many punches..."
The Globe and Mail"Bruised isn't breaking any new ground from a narrative standpoint, but it does show the strength of Halle Berry as a director."
IndieWire"Not even Halle Berry's presence can enliven this stale sports film-family drama mash-up."
Empire Magazine"A marks-for-effort sort of film..."
The Telegraph"The film is rescued at almost every turn by Berry's fearless, vanity-free turn."
The Times"Berry's exhausting directorial debut pummels us with cliches and subplots."
Chicago Sun-TimesBruised | Details
- Runtime
- 129
- Genre
- Drama, Sport
- Country of origin
- USA
